Kawasaki Road Racers - Hardcover

Falloon, Ian

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1859608310 ISBN 13: 9781859608319

Publisher: Haynes Manuals Inc, 2002

Synopsis

Despite inconsistent support from the corporation, Kawasaki motorcycles and their riders have achieved some extraordinary results. This full-color history, with sidebars providing easily accessible information on significant riders and teams, tells the complete story of Kawasaki's involvement in road racing. The story begins with Dave Simmonds' 1969 125cc World Championship, and continues through the KR 250 and 350 that proved virtually unbeatable from 1978 to 1982, Wayne Rainey's AMA Superbike Championship in 1983 and Scot Russell's in 1993, and the Kawasaki's dominance of endurance racing in the 1990s.

About this title

Synopsis

This volume tells the story of Kawasaki's involvement in road racing. As a company dominated by engineers, the will to race has always been there, but with motorcycles only representing a small part of a much larger conglomerate, economic circumstances have often dictated involvement, resulting in the company's racing efforts being characterized by inconsistency. However, Kawasaki has achieved some extraordinary results. The first notable success was in 1969, when Dave Simmonds won the 125cc World Championship, and more recently Kawasaki took the World Endurance Championship in 1996. The volume covers: the Grand Prix, superbike and endurance racing history; the story of the KR 250 and 350; Wayne Rainey's AMA Superbike Championship title in 1983 on the GPz750; the ZXR750R, which took Scot Russell to the World Superbike Championship title in 1993; Kawasaki's dominance in endurance racing during the 1990s; and statistics of Kawasaki's road-racing record. The text is illustrated in colour throughout, and features sidebars providing information on significant riders and teams.

About the Author

Ian Falloon is a freelance motorcycle journalist and photographer who contributes regularly to the motorcycle press in the UK, US and Australia. Previous books for Haynes include The Kawasaki Story, The Ducati Story and The Moto Guzzi Story. He lives in Australia.

Edition details

• Publisher: Haynes Manuals Inc
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1859608310
• ISBN 13: 9781859608319
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160